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  • #46
    Looks like a classic case of wind shear.
    Is it me, or is MOBIUS a horrible person?

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    • #47
      Also, quite why the pilot deserves a medal is beyond me.

      He was saving his skin, and just happened to save a bunch of other people.
      Is it me, or is MOBIUS a horrible person?

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      • #48
        Originally posted by Asher

        Strangely enough, BBC reports the pilot was extremely pale...
        I'd be willing to bet his underwear wasn't very pale.


        Glad nobody was killed/seriously hurt.
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        • #49
          Originally posted by MOBIUS
          Looks like a classic case of wind shear.
          How could this be wind shear if the pilot had no power?
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          • #50
            Originally posted by MOBIUS
            Also, quite why the pilot deserves a medal is beyond me.

            He was saving his skin, and just happened to save a bunch of other people.
            Gordie was full of praise for the captain, but it was the co-pilot that apparently landed the thing according to the captain.
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            • #51
              Originally posted by Heraclitus
              I wonder how this thread would have turned out if it was an Airbus plane that nearly avoided disaster.
              Airbus planes never nealry avoid disaster, everybody knows that.
              What?

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